450 Seppeltsfield Road,

Marananga

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In the beginning ...

Whilst working on an adjacent property in Seppeltsfield, Michael found an old uninhabited cottage next to the Greenock Creek. He purchased the cottage in 1975 with the intention of developing a vineyard and making wine.

Introduction by Philip White

In about 1985, I was at Rockford wines, bashing a vintage story from my old Underwood typewriter on the bonnet of the Valiant, when Robert O’Callaghan poked a glass of fermenting must under my nose. The murky depths of that wine transported me to a previous age: it seemed to instill not just the complete history of Shiraz, but the prehistory of the ancient rocks it grew in. Astonished, I enquired as to its source. “It’s Michael Waugh’s,” Robert said, indicating the stonemason there, quietly building the winery.

Building the Cellar Door

The Cellar Door before work commenced

Michael working on the Cellar Door

Seppeltsfield Cabernet Sauvignon planted

Started taking out the patchwork of vines in front of the cottage and planted the Seppeltsfield Cabernet Sauvignon.

The completed Cellar Door in operation

Planting the Seven Acre Shiraz

Planting the Seven Acre Shiraz vines

Growing the canes for the Seven Acre Shiraz

Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon

Picked our first Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon

The First Crop from the Seven Acre Shiraz

The vintage of our first Seven Acre Shiraz (located behind the cottage on the undulating hill through to Seppeltsfield Road)

Clearing old apricot orchard on Roennfeldt Road property

Our first picking of the Roennfeldt Road Shiraz

First Apricot Block Shiraz vintage

Building the Winery

Building the Winery

Working on the winery

Our Small Winery

The first use of our new winery, built with the help of local tradesmen.